Pete is the CEO of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services – the state’s unifying force for more than 160 community-based organizations who serve California’s children, youth, and families, driving policy change and amplifying the impact of its members.
Pete also served as Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in San Francisco, where he led 65 staff across a portfolio of human services programs totaling more than $12 billion of federal investments distributed across 10 states and territories and 157 Tribes.
Pete’s cross-sector leadership experience spans philanthropy, consulting, and state government, including as Director of Public Policy at Silicon Valley Community Foundation where he led strategic initiatives and launched the Choose Children 2018 campaign to elevate early childhood issues in the California Governor’s race.
In his home state of Indiana, he served as the Director of Policy and Research at the Department of Education where he authored a new strategic plan and advocated before the legislature. He began his career working for elected leaders in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Pete holds a BA in Music and Education from Butler University in Indianapolis and lives in San Francisco with his wife, Karla, and their two cats.